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Wrekin noun
- the Wrekin an isolated hill in the English Midlands in Telford and Wrekin unitary authority, Shropshire. Height: 400 m (1335 ft)
- round the Wrekin or all round the Wrekin Midland English dialect the long way roundhe went all round the Wrekin instead of explaining clearly
Examples from the Web for wrekin Historical Examples of wrekin
You could intreat to be remembered then to your friends round the Wrekin.
William Congreve
Such is Wrekin in Shropshire, which some people have supposed to have been a volcano.
Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4)
James Hutton
Probably it was built as a precaution that the extremely strong position of the Wrekin should not be occupied by the enemy.’
Nooks and Corners of Shropshire
H. Thornhill Timmins
Owing to an isolated situation, the Wrekin commands a better all-round view than some of his loftier compeers.
Nooks and Corners of Shropshire
H. Thornhill Timmins
Its own mountain is the Wrekin, a solitary height a few miles to the east of Shrewsbury.
From Gretna Green to Land’s End
Katharine Lee Bates